Arthur howard hieatzman



(No Model.)

A. H. HIEATZMAN. PORTABLE FAN FOR BEDSTEADS.

No. 418,463. Patented Dec. 31, 1889.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR HOWVARD I-IIEATZMAN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO JAMES M. DEEMS, OF .SAME PLACE.

PORTABLE FAN FOR BEDSTEADS'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,463, dated December31, 1889.

Application filed July 1, 1889. Serial No. 316,243. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR HOWARD HIEATZMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in a Portable Fan for Bedsteads, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fan for bedsteads.

The object of the invention is to provide a portable fan with suitableclamps and adj ustable parts to adapt it for direct attachment to anybedstead, as hereinafter described.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side view of a bedstead with the fan attached. Fig. 2 is atop view of same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the brace-bar on alargerscale. Figs. 4: and 5 are side and top views (the latter partly insection) of one of the clamps. Fig. 6 is a view of the suspension-bar.Fig. 7 shows two views of a modified form of clamp.

The ordinary bedstead Ahas head-posts b, and the supports of the fan areattached to the posts by clamps C.

The fan'D is preferably of the revolving pattern and turns on thespindle e, which has bearings f attached to the board or arms G, whichalso has a spring clockwork motor H. An endless cord t' connects thepulley of the motor with the spindle e of the fan. It is unnecessary todescribe the mechanism of the motor, as any such motor now in use may beemployed. Furthermore, it may be remarked that the fan may be driven byany preferred power, such as a water or an electric motor. Thesupporting-arm G, at theopposite end from the fan, has two hooks j,which take take over a suspension bar K, extending horizontally acrossthe front of the head-board Z, and serve as hinges. The ends of thesuspension-bar are supported in bearings m, attached to the clampsO. Thesuspension-bar K is extensible-that is, capable of being lengthened orshortened-so as to fit beds of varying width. This extensible feature isobtained by a tubular center 12 and two end rods a, each inserted in anopposite end of the said tube, as shown. A brace-barO has one or morehooks p, which takeover the sus pension-bar K, and the lower end of thebracebar sets down between the suspension-bar and head-board Z, and thebar has an inclined position. A cushion g on the extremity of the lowerend prevents the headboard from being marred. The top of the brace-bar Oand the fan-supporting arm G haveasuitable con nection r. Thisconnection in the presentinstance consists of a jointed rod 0, andserves to sustain the arm G. The joint 0 in the rod may be bent orthrown up, and thus the arm G and fan D may be raised to get it out ofthe way when it is desired to make up the bedding. This plan of securingthe bracebar 0, with its lower end below the suspension-bar K, gives itstability and fixedness, and thereby the arm G and fan D are properlysupported directly over the occupant of the bed.

The clamps C, for gripping the posts I) of the bedstead, each have a jaw3 attached rigidly to the same plate that forms the barbearing an andalso a movable jaw 3. These jaws are faced with a suitable cushion t toprevent marring the posts. The clamp (shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5) istightened by a camlever a. This cam-lever has a hole 11, and the end ofthe suspension-bar K passes through this hole and also through thebearing an, and

. thereby the cam lever is pivoted on the end The eccentric circuof thesuspension-ban lar head to of the cam-lever fits in a ring w, attachedto the movable jaw 5. By this construction the clamp-jaw s will be movedupon partly turning the lever u. This clamp will fit bed-posts ofvarying breadths. A modification in the construction of the clamp isshown in Fig. 7. Here a set-screw u is employed to move the jaw s. Itisobvious that different forms of clamps may be employed. It is thereforeunnecessary to illustrate other modifications. Instead of the upperbracebar 0 and rod 0", connecting with the arm G, I may use a lowerbrace like an ordinary bracket-brace, as indicated by broken lines inFig. 1. i

This fan will fit any bedstead. It may be. readily put up and takendown, and when attached to a bed it may easily be raised above itsnormal position to give unobstructed access to the bed-clothing when itis desired to make up the bed.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a portable fan forbedsteads, the combination of the arm G, the fan D, journaled in one endof said arm, the suspension-bar K, the clamps C, in which said bar hasbearings,I the brace-bar O, and the connecting-rod r, with clampmechanism, as described, whereby the suspension-arm is held in positionover the bed, substantially as specified.

' 2. In a portable fan, the combination, with the arm G, secured to theextension-bar K by means of hooks j, of the jointed bar 1, brace-11' arm0, clamps O, and cam-lever a, whereby the arms G and 'r and the bar 0are held in; an adjusted position, substantially as set forth. i

3. In a portable fan forbedsteads, the'combination, with the arm G,suspension-bar K, and jointed arm 1', and clamps C, of the cushion q,secured to the end of the brace-bar O, to bear against the head-board ofthe bed and prevent injury to the same, as set forth.

4. The combination, in a fan for bedsteads, of the arm G, fan D, andfanactuating mechanism, as described, the jointed arm 0", bracebar 0,having a cushion q, to bear against the head-board of the bed, and thecam-lever t6, whereby the parts are tightened to hold the arms G and rand the bar 0 in an adjusted position, substantially as and for thepurposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses:

ARTHUR HOWARD IIIEA'IZMAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN E, MORRIS, A. O. BABENDREIER.

